Getting Heard

I've had this happen to me also, in many situations -- not just
academic. I think that men don't really hear what women say.
The words and ideas just lodge someplace in there consciousness
and they honestly think that they are coming up the idea that was
originally suggested by the woman. I'm really glad to see it
discussed here, because I've never really seen it discussed
before. Maybe if more women and men become aware of this
phenomenon and find ways of pointing it out -- like
casually referring to "Jim's idea which was originally suggested
by Amy" --we'll raise some consciousness. I think that if women
stand up in an all male group and simply say "Hey, I already said
that!" it'll just sound like sour-grapes bitching.
Naomi
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Naomi